While I'm no scientician, it seems that walking in loops in the dark may actually be a reasonable strategy for returning to your home camp (or cave, or barn, or whatever), and thus might actually be a good thing from a survival perspective.Īnyway, check this out - it's short, enlightening, and a little funny:Ī Mystery: Why Can't We Walk Straight? from NPR on Vimeo. But I think a more interesting set of questions is: can we actually walk in a straight line without a blindfold? (Or at least, how "straight" is that walking) and whether it is practically useful to walk in straight lines over great distances while blindfolded (in other words, in the dark, the fog, etc.). It's certainly a curious effect, and I recall hearing something like this in the context of lost-in-the-woods survival as well - there's that old notion about just staying where you are rather than striking out, partly because an untrained person is much better at staying in one location than in predictably reaching some next location. Anthony Farrer is an experienced watch dealer that is on a mission to change the way the West Coast shops for luxury timepieces. If the weather is bad go straight to Kyoto, best known for its temples. I now know that governments CAN operate with accountability and very little corruption. ing for yourself can you discover what the country is really like: somewhere. The Swiss Guard protects the Vatican and Nazi’s used Swiss banks but the day to day political system in Switzerland runs like a fine timepiece. Krulwich describes a series of experiments in which blindfolded people are asked to walk (or drive) in a straight line - and then maps are made showing the routes they walk instead. Speaking of politics, I’m aware of Switzerland’s dubious connections. Lets get straight down to business: Polish guys just dont play games like. Today, a short science video from NPR contributor Robert Krulwich (of RadioLab fame), animated by Benjamin Arthur. Hollywood actors like Brad Pitt, Jared Leto and Zac Efron have already.
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